(i)   being fully aware of the unprecedented motion of the Selangor State Assembly (“SSA”) on 1.8.2005 to further suspend the service of Sdr Teng Chang Khim, the Opposition Leader of the SSA and State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang, from the service of the SSA for a period of 6 months with all his privileges and allowances stripped of after serving the original 5 meeting days suspension and thereafter another 1 year suspension with all his privileges and allowances stripped of if he refused to apologise to the SSA at the end of the 6 month suspension for his symbolic act of protest of throwing the misprinted and void copy of the Standing Order into a waste bin against the abuse of power and total disrespect of the Standing Order  by the Speaker of the SSA, Tan Sri Onn Ismail;

(ii)  Being fully aware of the blatant abuse of power by the SSA Speaker in invoking an irrelevant provision under the emergency motion of the Standing Order to reject in the Speaker’s Chamber an ordinary motion by Sdr Teng Chang Khim, for which the Speaker had no such power to do so, in order to prevent Sdr Teng from raising a no-confidence vote against the Menteri Besar, Dato Seri Dr Mohd Khir bin Toyo;

(iii) Being fully aware that the Selangor Barisan Nasional had always attempted to prevent Sdr Teng Chang Khim from raising various issues on the malpractices of the administration, the corrupt practices of the politicians and scandals of the state administration headed by the Menteri Besar, Dato Seri Dr Mohd Khir bin Toyo;

(iv) Being fully aware that Sdr Teng Chang Khim had even been assaulted in the SSA lobby by the Barisan Nasional state assemblyman in 1999 and that no action had been taken against the assemblyman concerned for the offence which was more serious than the symbolic act of protest by Sdr Teng;

(v)  Noted with regret that the motion to refer Sdr Teng Chang Khim to the Committee of Privileges was not even seconded before it was tabled for debate and decision;

(vi) Noted with regret that the Committee of Privileges acted in breach of rule of rule of law and rule of natural justice by not allowing Sdr Teng Chang Khim to defend himself before the Committee of Privileges;

(vii) Noted with regret that the Committee of Privileges had not conducted a proper inquiry in accordance  with the accepted practice whereby no witness was called, no evidence was taken and no exhibit was tendered at the inquiry before the Committee deliberated on the matter and made its decision;

(viii) Noted with regret the attempt of the Selangor Barisan Nasional to refer Ms Loong Meng Yee, a journalist from the Star, to the Committee of Privileges for reporting in advance the purportedly embargoed report of the Committee of Privileges on the issue of Sdr Teng Chang Khim on 31.7.2005;

thereby RESOLVED

(i)   To condemn the Selangor Barisan Nasional under the leadership of Dato Seri Mohd Khir bin Toyo for its political assassination and vendetta against Sdr Teng Chang Khim for exercising his rights of freedom of speech in the Selangor State Assembly meetings to expose the malpractices, corrupt practices and scandals of the state administration;

(ii)   To condemn the Speaker of the Selangor State Assembly for his total disregard of the Standing Order and blatant abuse of power in invoking an emergency motion to reject a ordinary motion with the sole intent and purpose of preventing Sdr Teng Chang Khim from raising a no-confidence motion against the Menteri Besar;

(iii) To condemn the Selangor Barisan Nasional for subjecting Sdr Teng Chang Khim to multiple jeopardy by penalizing him 4 times for a single symbolic act of protest, increasing from 3 days suspension, 5 days suspension, 6 months suspension with privileges and allowances stripped of to 1 year suspension with all privileges and allowances stripped of;

(iv) To condemn the inquiry of the Committee of Privileges for its failure to adhere to the principles of rule of laws and rule of natural justice by failing to call for evidence in accordance with the accepted rules and practices in its inquiry;

(v)  To seek international support for Sdr Teng Chang Khim by lodging a representation and complaint to the Commonwealth Parliaments Association;

(vi) To table a motion through the DAP members of Parliament condemning the tyrannous and high-handed conduct of the Selangor Barisan Nasional State Assemblymen to shut the opposition up in the Selangor State Assembly;

(vii) To launch a nation-wide campaign in solidarity with and in support of Sdr Teng Chang Khim;

(viii) To give full support and to offer all possible assistance to Ms Loong Meng Yee in her defence before the Committee of Privileges, if any.